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Is Now The Time To Buy A Playstation 3 When Sony announced the Playstation 3 in 2006 at the wallet-busting prices of $499 and $599, even serious, dedicated gamers blanched. The new console was expensive enough to put many consumers off entirely, and despite a cut here and there, its remained firmly in the “overpriced” camp for many once-eager Sony fans. But that was then. Now, the PS3 has been put on a diet, earning a slim, trim new figure and a much healthier price tag of $299. The appropriately-named PS3 Slim launches on September 1, and if youve been waiting for the right time to take the Playstation plunge, this could be your big chance. So, is it worth it? In a word, yes. In more words, read on. Is it time to buy a PS3? You decide. Were impressed with the PS3 Slim. It’s significantly lighter (nearly 4 pounds), thinner (about 33% less hefty), and greener (34% less power consumption) — not to mention much easier to sneak into your overcrowded entertainment center –than its monolithic forbear. With a solid 120 GB hard drive, it packs ample space for most gamers and retains all the online features, Blu-Ray movie playback, and media center functionality that made the original so tempting. Did we say all the features? Actually, theres one major omission: some older PS3 models are ‘backwards compatible’ and will play PS2 games games, but the Slim wont. According to Sony brass, that feature is gone for good. Bah. Still, do you really have Playstation 2 games you actually …

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